Arabic vocabulary
إِمَّاeither in Arabic
إِمَّا is how you say “either” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَالْقَضَاء نَوْعَانِ إِمَّا مصائب وَإِمَّا معائب
The decree is of two types: either calamities or faults.
إِمَّا — either. This word opens an 'either... or...' pairing, flagging that two alternatives will be offered. It is the first half, awaiting its matching 'or'.
From: Accepting God's Decree →وَالْقَضَاء نَوْعَانِ إِمَّا مصائب وَإِمَّا معائب
The decree is of two types: either calamities or faults.
وَإِمَّا — or. The matching 'or' of the pairing, joined by 'and'. It introduces the second and final alternative, balancing the first.
From: Accepting God's Decree →
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